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flaxen thread

noun as in yarn

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The warp of these carpets was, in olden times, a strong, heavy flaxen thread.

This "Hedebo" needlework is the finest stitchery you can well imagine, wrought on home-spun linen with flaxen thread.

Warts may safely be destroyed by tying them closely round the bottom with a silk thread, or a strong flaxen thread well waxed.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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